Guest guest Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Hi, McKella. What a beautiful name! Welcome to the group. You're on the right path. I, too, suffer with the winter blues and a long time ago I fell into the trap of being an emotional eater. I often think how I was eating intuitively until my grandmother noticed when I was about age 16 that I had put on about 4 or 5 pounds so she started me on the road to dieting by paying for the program. What a mistake. Should have just done what my body was designed to do. I'm working daily to reverse the dieting mindset. While it's not easy, I truly believe it's necessary for me as well as the right answer! Best wishes. Sharon To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thu, December 10, 2009 8:58:19 PMSubject: Hello! Hi, I'm new to the group, and I was told to introduce myself. I'm McKella; I'm 21 years old and I've been married for a year and a half. I've been on and off diets since I was twelve. A counselor recommended the IE book and I read it about a year ago. I love it and I really believe it's the way out of this mess. It feels right, but I still struggling with the dieting mindset and the food police. I let myself eat what I want, but I feel guilty sometimes. Sometimes I eat emotionally, especially in the winter because I get winter blues. A little about me: I'm about to start my last semester of college and I hope to graduate with a BS in English in the spring. I'm about halfway through my first novel and I have a few magazine articles in the mail for publishing. Other than writing, I love to read, walk, do yoga, and make art. I work with kids, and it's really interesting to watch them eat intuitively. I learn a lot from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Hi McKella. Welcome. Be patient with yourself, and give yourself permission to do IE imperfectly. I've been doing it for over a year now. It took a long time before I really felt I truly had permission to eat whatever I wanted. Then came the feelings. It's a journey. Harry -----Original Message-----From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of mckella kinchSent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:58 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Hello! Hi, I'm new to the group, and I was told to introduce myself. I'm McKella; I'm 21 years old and I've been married for a year and a half. I've been on and off diets since I was twelve. A counselor recommended the IE book and I read it about a year ago. I love it and I really believe it's the way out of this mess. It feels right, but I still struggling with the dieting mindset and the food police. I let myself eat what I want, but I feel guilty sometimes. Sometimes I eat emotionally, especially in the winter because I get winter blues. A little about me: I'm about to start my last semester of college and I hope to graduate with a BS in English in the spring. I'm about halfway through my first novel and I have a few magazine articles in the mail for publishing. Other than writing, I love to read, walk, do yoga, and make art. I work with kids, and it's really interesting to watch them eat intuitively. I learn a lot from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hi! My name is Debi and I am a 45 yr old Married Mother of 2 teens. I have a very stress filled life (don't we all!?) as I am also a full-time " Caretaker " . Our Son and Daughter both have Aspergers syndrome, as does my Hubby (low level-very high functioning)and our Daughter is starting to show signs of becomming Bi-polar (common with Aspergers) I have been overweight all my life, and at 45, still weight the same and wear the same size I did in High-school... a size 1x/18. I am now having hip and shoulder problems, hormonal problems and high blood pressure due to my weight. I MUST lose at least 50lb for my health,and my sanity. I have been on EVERY diet I've ever seen or heard of since the age of 11... and it took THIS LONG to figure out that diets do not work.. you can not live that way. When I eat " whatever whenever " I start out eating mostly carbs and fat... but after a while NOTHING sounds good, even when I am actually hungry and not just blindly eating. I could REALLY use some guidance what to do at this point... do I just fix something I KNOW I like but is healthier? Grab a piece of fruit or some veggies? When nothing sounds good... I don't eat-- until I become " ill " then later start binging. HELP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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